Sorrento
Visited in July 2011
At a glance
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Metropolitan City of Naples
- Population
- 15,407
- Type
- City in Campania, Italy
- Coordinates
- 40.62°N, 14.37°E
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Overview
Sorrento, officially Comune di Sorrento (Municipality of Sorrento) is a city and comune overlooking the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. A popular tourist destination, Sorrento is located on the Sorrentine Peninsula at the southern terminus of a main branch of the Circumvesuviana rail network, within easy access from Naples and Pompei. The city is widely known for its small ceramics, lacework and marquetry (woodwork) shops.
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